• Top News
  • NewsMax/Washington Examiner: Cities Heighten Security Protocols Amid Internal DHS Alert
  • Roll Call: Kristi Noem set to face lawmakers amid immigration funding clash
  • FOX News: DHS warns of ‘lone wolf’ attacks amid Iran strikes
  • Reuters: Intelligence assessment warns of Iranian attacks on US following Khamenei’s death
  • Bloomberg Industry Group Bloomberg Law: Iran War Puts Companies, Infrastructure on Cyber Threat Alert
  • Daily Caller: DHS Funding Remains In Limbo As GOP Lawmakers Warn Of Retaliatory Terror Attacks
  • Federal News Network: Federal union calls for Congress to pay all DHS employees during shutdown
  • FOX News: DHS remains defunded amid heightened terror concerns
  • FOX News: DHS remains unfunded as Iran sleeper cell fears spike nationwide amid security warnings
  • FOX News: FBI remains on high alert, DHS memo warns of lone wolf attacks amid war with Iran
  • The Hill/Washington Examiner: GOP points to Iran conflict to pressure Democrats to end DHS shutdown
  • New York Times: Republicans Cite Iran Attacks to Pressure Democrats on Shutdown
  • Politico: Democrats reject ‘ridiculous’ GOP demand to fund DHS after Iran attack
  • Federal News Network: Congress is as busy as ever, and DHS is still not funded
  • Washington Post: DHS’s use of secretive legal weapon draws congressional scrutiny
  • CNN: Minnesota county attorney investigating Gregory Bovino and other federal officials over immigration crackdown
  • Wall Street Journal: Minneapolis Prosecutors Probe Incidents Stemming From Immigration Crackdown
  • FOX News: Oversight demands DOJ answers on foreign funding of agitator groups as Iran, anti-ICE protests continue
• Opinion – Editorials
  • Washington Post: Remember the Department of Homeland Security?
  • New York Post: Memo to Dems: There’s a war on — stop blocking funds for Homeland Security
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • New York Post: Murdered mom deserves better than Dems’ lame excuses for illegal-alien killers
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Politico: Judge restores lawmakers’ unfettered access to ICE detention facilities
  • Blaze: Child killers, pedophiles, murderers’: DHS drops latest round of the ‘Worst of the Worst’ illegal aliens detained
  • FOX News: Radiohead blasts ICE for using their song in video mourning victims of migrant crime, demand it be taken down
  • CNN: [NY] Mamdani says he’s asked Trump to drop immigration cases against these pro-Palestinian activists
  • FOX News: [PA] Disturbing flyers found at Penn State depict hanging immigration officer, sparking bipartisan outrage
  • CBS Pittsburgh: [PA] Casa San José says ICE has ramped up immigration efforts in Pittsburgh area
  • Washington Post: [DC] D.C. restaurants brace for a wave of immigration-related workforce losses
  • Daily Wire: [VA] A Mother Killed At Bus Stop — Now Dem Governor Could Let Illegal Alien Suspect Walk
  • NewsMax: [VA] Fatal Bus Shelter Attack Ignites Immigration Debate
  • Univision: [MD] Reports indicate that ICE is moving a fleet of vehicles from Minneapolis to Maryland.
  • DailySignal: [GA] Small Georgia Town Is at the Center of Latest ICE Fight
  • CBS News: [GA] Warnock tours Social Circle infrastructure amid concerns over proposed ICE detention center
  • CBS News: [GA] Sen. Warnock demands answers about proposed Georgia ICE detention center
  • NBC News: [MN] Minnesota county launches online portal to probe immigration enforcement abuse allegations
  • Breitbart: [MN] Police: 54 Arrested During Violent Anti-ICE Protest in Minneapolis
  • CBS Colorado: [CO] ICE operation in Denver metro area ends with injured agent and shaken neighborhood
  • Axios: [CO] Denver bans law enforcement from wearing face masks
  • CBS Colorado: [CO] Denver bans federal law enforcement officers from covering their faces
  • DailySignal: [CO] ‘YOUR DAY WILL COME’: Democrat Vows Retribution Against ICE While Sponsoring Bill to Block Agents From Getting Jobs
  • Telemundo: [CA] Another Mexican dies in ICE custody in California: calls for investigation
  • Telemundo: [CA] Asylum seeker hospitalized after hunger strike at Otay Mesa Detention Center
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Washington Times: Immigration court shuts down ‘amnesty’ loophole for hundreds of thousands of migrants
  • Daily Caller: [TX] Austin Terror Attack Exposes US Legal Pathway To Bloodshed
  • Breitbart: [OK] GOP Gov. Says States Should Import Migrants for Boeing, Construction Jobs
• Customs and Border Protection
  • DailySignal: Terrorist Threat in the US: ‘Stay on High Alert’
  • Federalist: [DC] Biden Let Suspected Terrorists Slip Over The Border. Now Dems Are Starving DHS
  • Miami Herald: [TX] Proposed Border Wall at Popular National Park Triggers Outrage
• Transportation Security Administration
  • The Hill: TSA moves to center of shutdown drama as jittery lawmakers offer warnings for economy
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Houston airports expect 2.2M spring break travelers during partial government shutdown
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Daily Caller: Millions In Central US Face Multi-Day Severe Weather With Risks Of Tornadoes, Hurricane-Force Winds, Flooding, Hail
  • Bloomberg: [IN] Indiana Hospital Settles FEMA Disaster Funds Contract Dispute
• Secret Service
  • New York Times: He Hatched a Plot to Kill Trump on a Napkin. The F.B.I. Was Listening.
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • Bloomberg Industry Group Bloomberg: Shutdown Stalls Compliance Plans for Cyber Breach Reporting Rule
  • Federal News Network: Leader of federal cyber defense programs resigns from CISA
  • CyberScoop: The FBI’s cyber chief is using Winter SHIELD to accelerate China prep, threat intelligence sharing
  • CyberScoop: Google addresses actively exploited Qualcomm zero-day in fresh batch of 129 Android vulnerabilities
  • EdScoop: [HI] U. Hawaii Cancer Center confirms data compromised
• Terrorism Investigations
  • New York Post: [NY] NYPD to beef up patrols around Jewish centers during holiday as war with Iran rages on
  • AP: [GA] A Christmas rifle, possible warning signs and 41 seconds of gunfire: jurors weigh Colin Gray’s fate
  • CNN: [GA] In closing arguments, prosecutors say school shooter’s father is responsible for the attack
  • AP: [OH] FBI joins Cincinnati police search for suspect after 9 wounded in nightclub shooting
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Reputed Sinaloa cartel security boss charged in Chicago with helping smuggling narcotics
  • AP: [TX] What to know about the deadly shooting at a Texas bar and the gunman
  • NewsMax: [TX] Austin Gunman Entered US on Visa, FBI Probes Terror Tie
  • Reuters: [TX] Authorities probe Iran, terror links in Texas shooting, but say too soon to tell 
  • New York Times: [TX] Investigators Examine Iran War as Possible Motive in Austin Shooting
  • CBS News: [TX] Texas gunman wore "Property of Allah" hoodie and Iran flag T-shirt during attack, had photos of Iranian leaders at home, sources say
  • Breitbart: [TX] Search of Austin Shooter’s Home Uncovers Iranian Flag, Photos of Top Leaders
  • CNN: [TX] Austin shooting suspect is being investigated for possible terror motive. Who was he?
  • FOX News: [TX] Paxton demands stricter vetting after deadly Texas rampage by suspect who was naturalized citizen
  • Washington Times: [TX] Two victims killed in Austin mass shooting ID’d by police
  • NBC News: [TX] Texas Tech student identified as victim in Austin bar shooting
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Death toll rises to 3 in Austin mass shooting on West 6th Street
  • AP: [TX] Gunman who opened fire on crowded Texas bar was not on FBI radar before attack, authorities say
  • CNN: [Mexico] Slain cartel leader ‘El Mencho’ buried in a golden casket
• National Security News
  • CBS News: [NY] Melania Trump presides over U.N. Security Council meeting as U.S. continues Iran strikes
  • New York Times: [Cuba] Attacks on Iran Heighten Fears in Cuba, Already Under U.S. Pressure
  • Breitbart: [Venezuela] Nobel Winner María Corina Machado Announces Return to Venezuela ‘in a Few Weeks’
  • FOX News: [Saudi Arabia] US embassy struck by drones in Saudi Arabia as ‘Operation Epic Fury’ continues
  • FOX News: [Iran] Trump sends official notification to Congress on strikes against Iran
  • AP: [Iran] US intel did not suggest a preemptive strike from Iran before US-Israeli attacks, AP sources say
  • Wall Street Journal: [Iran] Trump’s Case for War With Iran Faces Growing Scrutiny
  • Washington Times: Trump says Tehran’s long support of terrorism justifies Operation Epic Fury attack
  • Washington Post: [Iran] How Trump assassination attempts played into his decision to attack Iran
  • ABC News: [Iran] Iran operation could last weeks, Trump tells ABC News, saying of Khamenei, ‘I got him before he got me’
  • ABC News: [Iran] Hegseth defends US attack on Iran as ‘our retribution’
  • Daily Wire: [Iran] Hegseth Sends Clear Message To Potential Iran-Linked Terrorists Targeting U.S. Soil
  • AP: [Iran] Hegseth insists the Iran conflict is ‘not endless’ while warning more casualties are likely
  • FOX Business: [Iran] Abbott warns Iranian ‘sleeper cells’ must be taken ‘seriously’ after deadly Texas shooting
  • Wall Street Journal: [Iran] Iranian Drones and Missiles Challenge Stretched U.S. Forces
  • Bloomberg: [Iran] Trump Won’t Rule Out US Ground Troops in Iran as War Spreads
  • FOX News: [Iran] Iran launches ‘indiscriminate’ strikes across Gulf of Oman, hits tanker tied to regime
  • Breitbart: [Iran] U.N. Atomic Agency Contradicts Iran, Says No Nuclear Sites Hit in U.S. Campaign
  • Reuters: [Iran] Top U.S. general outlines initial timeline of U.S. military operation in Iran
  • Daily Wire: [Iran] Cruz Slams Radical Islamist Iranian Regime As World’s Top Terror Funder
  • NewsMax: [Iran] Rep. Mace to Newsmax: Congress Moving Too Fast on Iran War Vote
  • AP: [Iran] US says Kuwait mistakenly downed 3 American jets during Iranian attacks
  • USA Today: [China] China condemns Iran strikes, urges Gulf to oppose foreign influence
  • Reuters: [China] China vows to ensure energy security following US military actions

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